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Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate
— A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Government, Mental Health, Palatine, National Rifle Association of America
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Papenfuse running a 'dishonest and desperate' - but well-funded - campaign for Harrisburg mayor, says Miller
The Patriot-NewsHarrisburg controller and Democratic mayoral candidate Dan Miller held a press conference Monday morning to push back on what he termed "dishonest and desperate" campaign ads being promulgated by Eric Papenfuse. Miller said he has known Papenfuse for...Tags: Interior Policy, Elections, Advertising, Politics, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Toomey is open to reviving background-check bill
The Philadelphia InquirerSen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) hasn't given up on his bill to expand background checks for gun purchases, he said Thursday, signaling more willingness to return to the plan than he had publicly shown before. "If we could find a way to bring some more folks...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Interior Policy, Kelly Ayotte, Patrick J. Toomey, Elections
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Frederick woman intends to vie for state Senate seat
The Frederick News-Post, Md.State Sen. Ron Young likely recognizes the name of Blair Pettrey, the Frederick woman who has declared her intention of seizing his seat in 2014. She's the one who launched the "lovely letter-writing campaign" that sent Young's offices a daily...Tags: Annapolis, Interior Policy, Physical Conditions, Elections, Frederick County (Maryland)
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California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence
SACRAMENTO --The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone...Tags: Adam Lanza, Interior Policy, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms
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Bill Would Provide Federal Aid For Newtown School
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD – Three Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut are planning to file legislation that would allow the use of federal dollars to help pay for the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. If approved, it would mark the...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Richard Blumenthal, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hurricane Sandy (2012), U.S. Congress
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Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Assault, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Politics
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Concealed-carry legislation emerges in Springfield
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A bill that would set up the rules to allow concealed weapons to be carried in Illinois has started moving through the state senate. The measure would require a gun owner to get a special endorsement from the Chicago police in...Tags: Interior Policy, Springfield, Elections, Tim Bivins, Firearms
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California bills on firearms, violence clear hurdles
SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers advanced measures related to firearms and violence Thursday, including two introduced after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. One would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked...
Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Politics, Jerry Brown
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Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators
WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...
Tags: Joe Manchin III, Organizing for Action, Jeff Flake, Democratic Party, Politics
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If at first you don't succeed, work on your execution
Like me, Del. Neil Parrott seems to believe that any publicity is good publicity. So OK, I’ll bite. Building on his tremendous success in the November election, Petitioner Parrott is having a go at the state’s newly enacted law banning the...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Interior Policy, Same-Sex Marriage, Punishment, Death Penalty
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Would-be rapper arrested for illegal gun possession while shooting music video
RedEyeA man who said he was shooting a rap video in Chicago on Sunday morning was arrested for unlawful weapons possession after police officers saw him waving an unloaded shotgun at his companions. Kendall Dushaun Cruse, 21, of Calumet City, Ill., told...Tags: Calumet City, Shootings, Interior Policy, Politics, Gun Control
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